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Firefly Studios has opened a new game world for their growing
castle MMO Stronghold Kingdoms, accurately based on the present day
map of North America. Since launch more than 3 million players
have signed up to Stronghold Kingdoms, with hundreds of thousands
online every month. It also remains one of the most actively played
games on Steam:

With 11 unique maps based on the real world geography of more
than 40 countries within Europe and the Americas, Stronghold
Kingdoms allows players to expand their virtual empire in a
familiar environment and build their
online castle close to home. The USA game world adds a
new map based on North America, one of the largest
maps across which players can fight over land.

The addition of a new USA server allows both new and experienced
players to settle in a yet unpopulated world and take
control of 11 different kingdoms, stretching from the shores
of Pennsylvania to the grand Sierra Nevada. As one of the most
popular free-to-play games on Steam, Stronghold Kingdoms is
continuously expanding with new game worlds, providing safe
and unclaimed environments for new players. In addition to adding
new game worlds the Kingdoms team releases new gameplay
content monthly in the form of community-driven updates,
inviting players to shape the future direction of the game as it
evolves.

Stronghold Kingdoms is the medieval online castle game. Join
hundreds of thousands of players in a rich world of Lords, Ladies,
Bumpkins and Barons as you build your village, research new
technology and strive to be the greatest in the land. Construct
mighty castles to defend your lands against insolent intruders,
develop your economy and trade your way to victory, lead your
fellow noblemen to war and control of the Kingdom. Build, besiege,
pillage, farm, explore, research, vote, trade and banquet your way
to the throne! For more information please visit
www.strongholdkingdoms.com or follow @SHKingdoms
on Twitter.

About Firefly Studios

Firefly Studios is an independent PC game developer specialising
in real-time strategy and MMO titles since 1999. Formed Simon
Bradbury and Eric Ouellette of Caesar and Lords of the Realm fame,
the company has brought to market many high profile and
commercially successful strategy games. These include the
Stronghold series with lifetime sales of over six million and
Stronghold Kingdoms, which currently has three million registered
players from more than 100 different countries. Firefly has offices
in the UK and US, with around 30 full and part-time staff. For more
information visit their website at
www.fireflyworlds.com or follow @fireflyworlds on
Twitter. Players can sign up to play Stronghold Kingdoms for free
at
www.strongholdkingdoms.com.